Candida Xu

Candida Xu
徐甘弟大
許甘弟大
許徐甘弟大
Born(1607-09-04)September 4, 1607
DiedJuly 24, 1680(1680-07-24) (aged 72)
RelativesXu Guangqi (grandfather)

Candida Xu or Candida Su[1] (Chinese: 許徐甘弟大; pinyin: Xǔ-Xú Gāndìdà; Wade–Giles: Hsü3-Hsü2 Kan1-ti4-ta4; French: Candida Hiù;[2] September 4, 1607 – July 24, 1680), was a Chinese Catholic who lived in late Ming and early Qing China. She has been called "arguably the most influential Chinese Christian woman of the seventeenth century."[3] She is also, according to records, likely the first Chinese woman who knows Latin.

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  3. ^ King, Gail (26 August 1998). "Candida Xu and the Growth of Christianity in China in the Seventeenth Century". Monumenta Serica. 46: 49–66. doi:10.1080/02549948.1998.11731309. JSTOR 40727172.